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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-05-17 10:41
Last update date: 2020-05-17 10:41In this year ’s Budget, the Government announced that it will distribute 10,000 yuan to all Hong Kong permanent residents who have reached the age of 18, but it has not yet started to let the public apply. It is questioned that the progress is slow. Some people think that the Social Welfare Department can follow the current social security system. , That is, to first send money to those who are receiving comprehensive pension, fruit grant, and elderly subsistence allowance.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, wrote a blog today (17th) explaining that under the existing system limitations, the SWD must check the system of the beneficiaries in order to check the information of the beneficiaries. However, the time required for the adjustment is the fastest It can only be adjusted after July. In addition, Luo Zhiguang admitted that not every person receiving social security is a permanent resident of Hong Kong, so it is necessary to check the information with the Immigration Department. In addition, the CSSA system is family-based, and you need to check with the applicant for other family information. The process will only double the work of the SWD.
Luo Zhiguang said that the Social Welfare Department has faced unprecedented pressure in response to the increase in new CSSA applications. Another 10,000 yuan is expected to be the last straw. As the director, he only said to colleagues, "This political pressure is up to me Take it all in. "
Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The Financial Secretary, Chen Maobo, recently revealed that the process of distributing 10,000 yuan for the whole country will be accepted at the end of next month. It is expected that the money can be distributed from mid-July. It is expected that most of the citizens will have money in August.
Regarding the opinion that the Social Welfare Department may be able to distribute money to about 1.3 million people who are currently receiving social security, Luo Zhiguang said in his blog that if they can distribute money through the social security system, they can save the government about 100 million yuan in administrative fees Therefore, he personally discussed the feasibility with the Social Welfare Department, because he believed that being a "boss" should not be a "reckless secret" or "speak a sentence, be a dead person". However, after discussion, it was discovered that there are two major restrictions that make it difficult for the SWD to pay 10,000 yuan on behalf of the agency.
Restriction 1. The computer system of the social security system requires multiple adjustments at the same time.
Luo Zhiguang explained that the computer system used in social security is only designed according to the existing functions, but if you want to find out whether the person receiving the subsidy will be 18 years old before March 31 of the next year, and whether it is a permanent resident of Hong Kong, it is not an existing function, which means that the system needs It is necessary to adjust before sending money.
However, in the Budget just passed by the Legislative Council on May 14, there have been other updates to the social security system, including adjustments to the upper limit of assets for CSSA healthy people, the allocation of "double food" for social security people, and the supplement of adjustments in response to social security inflation adjustments 2 The difference since the month, Luo Zhiguang described it as a "surprising challenge", which also means that if you want to adjust the system to distribute 10,000 yuan, you need to complete the above adjustments before proceeding. It is expected to be after July , That is, later than the timetable for distributing money announced by Caiye.
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Restriction 2. The social security may not be a permanent resident of Hong Kong and it takes time to check with the Immigration Department
Luo Zhiguang mentioned another major limitation, because not every adult receiving social security is a permanent resident of Hong Kong. Even if he has lived in Hong Kong for seven years, he may not necessarily become a permanent resident. The number of such people is estimated to be 10,000 to 20,000 Therefore, the SWD needs time to compare the information with the Immigration Department. Luo Xu pointed out that in the CSSA system, the family is the unit, and there is only one applicant ’s bank account information. There is no other person ’s account information. The SWD needs to inquire about about 100,000 people for additional information, which is expected to increase the work of the SWD. .
Luo Zhiguang said that the number of applications for CSSA has doubled in recent months, and the Social Security Department of the Social Welfare Department is facing unprecedented pressure. If 10,000 yuan is added to the work, it will be the last straw and the work of the Social Welfare Department will collapse. Luo Zhiguang reiterated that as the Secretary, it is impossible to ask SWD colleagues to slow down the processing of CSSA applications or other important work in order to handle the work of dispatching 10,000 yuan, but he can only bear this political pressure.
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